The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04
A Young Woman's Desperate Mental Struggle
in Making Choice Between Present Com
fort and a Possible Embarrassment.
Talk That Caused Clara to Think a Con-
gress of Ignoramuse Was in Session.
The Weight of the Clotifing Worn by Men
and Women-A Friendly Test in Which
the Gentler Sex Scores q Victory.

NEW YORK, Sept 3.-Wise Father Hewitt,
otherwise known the Mayor, has per.
mitted the opening of another music beer
resort right in the heart OF the city. It
is pretty late in the season to begin series of
summer-night concerts. but better late than
. ever was the motto of an enterprisng musi-
clan, who assured the Mayor Of his honorable
! intentions. and jumping into the vast Madison :
| square Garden, he determined to snatch as
many belated pennies possible before snow
! flies. It is already pretty chilly of an evening
in big barn like the Madison-square Garden,
but the managers of the enterprise do
everything to persuade people that it is blister
| ing hot. At various places in the building are
immense blow-pipes that send in strong blasts of
air. These pipes romantcally named after
| famous watering places, Saratoga Breeze"
| "Long Branch Breeze" and so on. They are on
level with the floor. but Inclined slightly up
wards that when a man passes his hat is
likely to take a sudden excursion from his head.
and the woman who passes has to clutch
convulsivey at her skirts to prevent
mortifyng DISCLOSURES These land and sea
breezes have been passed over ice before being
discharged into the building. The result is
draughty, chilly atmosphere which makes over
coats and wraps necessity. But New Workers
have been sadly at loss for light entertain
ment this season that the place is splendidly
patronzed It is intended to cater to the nice
people, and the programmes are selected with a
view to pleasing cultivated tastes. Further
more they have placard at the door that de-
MES admission to ladies who come without es-
corts. That is supposed to be guarantee that
only nice people will be found at the tables.
And certain it is that if people who are not nice
go there, one is the wiser. l went to hear a
~ 1e
the usual crowd of enthusiasts. There are more
cranky looking people to be at Wagner
concert than at almost any other kind of gath
ering. For instance: A short old lady with
white hair worn with pronounced ba ng and
big coil; she was dressed in gray without
of trimmings; her head jauntily perched
a cardinal red hat with big feather in it; she
walked with the sprightly step of a country
school girl to front table and shook hands with
long haired old man there; he promptly rose,
waving a cigar gallantly in his hand, aud went
with her to the table she had pre-empted for the
occasion. At it sat her daughter about twent "
five years old. dressed exactly like her mother
in plain gray and glaring red hat. The effect
was to make the daughter look like an oil
woman. They listened solemnly to the Wagner
music. and chatted incessantly through Strauss
waltz Not far away pretty young
with sensiblelooking young re cog
nized in her actress whom I last saw at the
French ball in the winter. costumed in sugee
i've tights and brief skirts.
The manners Of people at places of amuse-
ment are always interesting If not Instructive
1t is impossible not to see them unless you keep
your eyes closed. Almost in front of last
night at opening performance in theater sat
type. Her escort had left her as soon as she had
taken her seat, saying that if he should be un-
able to return she would be able to find her way
home without difficulty. but that he should
probably appear again. She smiled assent
fdently, and settled into study of the curtain
1t hot and close. and a small boy who made
himself conspicuous with armful of fans did
thriving business The young lady looked at
them longiney and after several moments of
hesitation, beckoned the boy to her. He held out
a fan which she was about to take. but as he did
not see the necessary dime forthcoming, kept his
grip on the fan sAyiag, "Ten cents, please"
She bit her lips and did her best to look if she
had simply called the boy TO get her programme
q request which che made plain when the boy
failed to understand her. He disappeared up
the aisle and she furtively sought her purse. It
contained exactly the required dime The at
mosphere hot and oppre ssive. but what If
her escort should not return2 How could she
pay her fair on the eevatedl She pinched that
dime pretty hard while the boy gone. and
was yet undecided when he came back wth the
programme. Then the impulse of the discom-
fort overcame her caution and she bought the
fan. For two minutes her audaclty and the
risks she was taking made her cheeks burn more
than the heat did And all through the first
act and the internission she nervous. but
she had her fan. which must have proved a great
consolation IL the vigor with which she yielded
it signfed anything. And at last her escort
did return, and the expression of relief that
came over her face the fan relapsed into
steady genteel wave was beautiful to look upon.
It would seem to any ono visiting Long Branch
this season that all the overdressed ignoramuses
in the land were holding congress there. Two
girls were sitting on a veranda at Elberon with
a matron the other morning. They attracted
much attention by their magnificent costumes
The woman had a hand painted satin wrapper,
and an artistic gentleman sauntered up for a
nearer view of the wonderful vine of wisteria
that climbed her robust person from ground to
throat. She reading the morning news
paper and commenting thereon. This is what
he heard:
''The florist 'begs to announce that his gladi- |
olus exhibition will begin next Monday III bet |
a dollar my husband won't miss that. He'll see |
Sullivan every time he gives one of his matches"
She read again: although too old and heavy |
for the character. Booth will make Hamlet his
piece de resistance the coming season"
Eyes, l seen him in thst piece last year." said |
one of the girls.
(Which piece7" asked the other.
The piece of resistance good -naturedly ex-
plains the matron; II mean Hamlet"
well. it's the same piece. Hamlet is the [
best of Schilier's plays"
''Schllersl Why it amt spelled that way
here, protested the reader.
II don't mean Schiller but Goethe" corrected
the girl, and her friend said: "Of course, Goethe.
saw Booth play it myself often and often. 1t
was written purpose for him. but he's getting I
tired of it, and letting other folks play it, just as
Mckee Rankin let's that other fellow play The
Danites and Mel Burgess let's that man play
Widow Bedott'n